Glad to See This

Historic Hotels of America has joined the Preferred Hotel Group to further the preservation and business of America's magnificent old hotels.

Historic Hotels of America is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and was formed in 1989. I had never heard of them before. Currently it has over 200 hotels that have been identified as "faithfully maintaining their historical integrity, architecture and and ambiance."

To qualify, a hotel has to be at least 50 years old, listed or eligible to be on the National Register of Historic Places, and be recognized as having historic significance.

Some examples of the hotels are Pfister Hotel (1893), Hotel Metro (1937), and Ambassador (1920) all in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Also, there is the Waldorf in New York City and Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

The Preferred Hotel Group includes the Brown Palace in Denver, Peabody Hotel in Memphis. and Greenbrier Hotel at White Sulphur Springs, WV, among their 400 hotels world-wide.

For more information on the Historic Hotels of America and a complete listing, go to http://www.historichotels.org/ . You can also get "special" room rates. After looking at these, all I can say is that I can't afford even the "special" rates. Well, I could, but am too cheap.

Any Preservation is Good Preservation, Even if It's TOO Expensive for Me. --RoadDog